Posted By Bill McMichael On December 1, 2012 @ 12:33 am In Air Force Reserve,Air Mobility Command,C-17,Cargo | No Comments

It was a 20-minute ride out to the C-17 Suchat and I are riding from Dover AFB tonight en route to Afghanistan – via Germany.

Really. Dover is huge.

A very foggy night. Sort of surreal.

The ride will be a lesson in appreciation for creature comforts. There aren’t many. Members of the 729th Aurlift Squadron out of March Air Reserve Base, Calif., have it down pat, though. The 11 airmen boarded and immediately staked out spots between the strapped-down cargo and laid out pads and sleeping bags. I’m going too try it with blankets and a bag.